The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-16

were preferred they OF course were not in
terfcred with by the authorities Of tie
town.
The new saw mill at the eighteen-mle post
on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad Is doing a tremendous business and
iS,a biz success in every way. The Rruns-
wick Idreitiser SAYS: "wednesday was an
important one in the history Of the company.
They tried a knife corrugated in shape to
test whether it would manufacture Il wrap
per for bottles like those OF paper now in use,
the company having IN immense contract
! offered them. The scene was an exciting
one when the knifs commenced to move up
10 a magnolia log. There was not a sound
heard but the rumblmg OF the ma
chincry. Tor everyone present, prOpr1etors
and guests, knew that on the action Of that
knife much would depend. The suspense
on the projectors WIS fearful. in Il moment
more they would know thor fate The
knife has met the log, and soon the beauti-
full corrugated wood the thickness of blot
ting paper. commences to pour from the ma
chine and is dragged away in long strips
out Of the building. And Just here the
! scene changes, for i'll a moment all is wild
excitement and hats fly in the air and the
JOY Is universal"
The board of directors meeting of the
Oglethorpo Hotel Company was held at
Brunswick Monday, and all the board were
and treasurer reported that only small
proportion OF the additional stock necessary
! to complete the hotel and furnish the same
has been subscribed for by all the other in
tereSts outside Of Nh Miubanl, and uherc-
! upon the following resolution was adopted
! heS0bed, That a canvass be made by this
| board to ascertain how many and how much
OF an issue OF $50 900 Of thirty years bonds,
bearing per cont interest with the
first two years coupons clipped. can be
| sold at par. This resolution is in accordance
! with the fourth resolution adopted at the
annual meeting held last March, authorizing
the board of directors TO issue bonds in order
! to complete and furnish tie hotel These
/ bonds are to he secured by first mortgage
on all the property OF the company, and are
to be redeemed at any time Within ten years
trom date OF issls at a premium of 105 ON
the lO0 and at any time after ten years
| from date Of issue aU 10 ON the 100 The
| bonds are to he subscribed for upon the slme
! terms and conditions as the subscription to
the stock of the company.
! At Talbotton among the criminal cases
! tried this week was the State VS.. Frank
! DickersOn, charged with the crime of biga-
my. The evidence of his guilt was conclu-
| alNe. The only extenuating feature of his
case was that about twenty-six years ago.
only few months after he had married his
! first wife, he made known TO her that he was
dissatisfied with the alliance and be and his
then wife agreed to submit the question of
divorce to arbitration. The arbitrators were
chosen and sworn, and after hearing evidence
decreed that he be divorced as prayed for.
his second marriage was solemnized i'll
1888 at the court house in
| TalbottOn, by which act minor
oiPense was ended. The divorce of the arbi-
TRAITORS was binding and legal so thought
the jury who tried him, for they returned
verdict Of acQuittal When the verdict
was brought into court and read by the So
hcitor General, I'VE, the jury, find the
prisoner not guilty. the Judge was 40 as
founded that he apprehended the Solicitor
had misread the verdict and he requested
| HIM to read it again. I'VE, the jury, find
the prisoner not guilty" slowly read the
| Solicitor. The learned Judges brow con-
tracted, and he said: "A man can marry as
many times as he pleases-have as many
living with one he can submit the question
of divorce to arbitration, be tried by this
| jury and acquitted"
The grand jury of Houston county has
just stirred up the county officials with
sharp stick They say, among other things
| 9" Your jury is also Of the opinion that the
expenditure of $4,000 or $1,000 for the re
cent jail improvements was wanton waste
of the peoples money, and not warrant
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the previous jury. =
In examining the books of the Sheriff we
| find he has, in several cases, charged the
| county for dieting prisoners for a greater
/ number of days than the prisoners were in
| his custody, and also for charging an unlaw-
| ful price for carrying prisoners to and from
! the county. We have had Mr.. Colyer be-
| fore u.s. and he admits the errors but says,
| under oath, they were unintentional In
! the discharge of our duty we cannot ap-
| prove of his course, but, taking charitable
| view Of the matter, have deemed it inexpe-
| dent to make special presentment against
| him We have examined the
books of the County Commissioners, and
we are sorry to say that they exhibit many
! instances of extravaganza in the purchase
of various articles, in which we see higher
| prices charged and paid than articles could
| have been purchased for at other stores
| We find that very high prices have been
! paid for work done, for hauling pile driver.
and various other things brought to our at
| tention, Responsible parties have come be-
/ fore our body who state that they are and
! have been willing to do the work for one
half the prices paid County Commissioners
themselves for hauling this pile driver.
! We find that the Commissioners
have approved and paid accounts rendered
! by the sheriff and county bailiff, for
mileage in carrying prisoners, largely in ex-
/ cess OF WnaC Is authorized by law. All
these matters have been brought TO the at
| tention Of the Commissioners, who have
been before us. and we have impressed
upon them, and do So now in this manner.
! the Importance of conducting the affairs of
! the county in like manner as they would
/ their own AFFAIR." Tho Commissioners hay
| ing admitted their ignorance of law and
| negligence and promised amendment for
! the future, we leave the matter in this shape.
| We recommend that the bailifT for County
/ Court be elected by the people at the time
/ and for the term that the sheriff is, and that
! he be required 10 give a solvent and sufi-
cicnt bond. We are requested 10 ask that
| our Senator and Representatives use their in
/ tiuencc To huYe n law enacted so that the
/ state, from the hire Of pententiarv con
| Vlct> from this county, shall pay the insol-
went costs OF the officers in those cases. and
no others and that the County Judge have
the power to prorate the fines and forfeit
ures arising from eases transferred from
the superior Court, ON the costs of all the
officers, on all the transferred cases"
FLORIDA.
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